Interesting Vehicle

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During the 50s and thru the 60s, the military vehicles (including trailers) used provincial license plates which bore on resemblance to the CFR. The marking regulations from the 50s stated that the CFR would be on the doors of vehicles with hard doors, and gave alternate locations for things like Jeeps and motorcycles where the doors were not an option. DND license plates came out in the late 60s I believe.

The number inside the doors is a little odd. Often it would be on the dash somewhere which made filling out paperwork like trip tickets easier. The CFR is also usually stamped on the front left frame rail. If the frame number does not match the CFR number on the body, then there are a number of possibilities. I had a Dodge which had a replacement frame installed in service, so no stamping was present but the NSN was visible on the frame.